All parents can understand the uncertainty when it comes to what happens with the candy their kids bring home Halloween eve. From hoarding to gobbling, there are several ways your kids will put their Halloween bounty to use.

These easy pumpkin cupcakes are super moist and make a perfect fall dessert. The pumpkin pie spice brings all my favorite seasonal spices to the cupcakes and they are absolutely delicious! White chocolate “pumpkin seeds” take only a few minutes to make and are a fun Halloween candy all on their own. Put it all together and you have a festive fall treat!

Inspired by a favorite fall time candy, this triple layer Candy Corn Dip is sure to be a big hit at this year’s Halloween or harvest party. Simply serve with fresh apple slices, pretzels or graham crackers, and watch it disappear!

Pumpkin Delight is the perfect fall version of striped delight. It starts with the same graham cracker layer, then changes things up with a layer of cream cheese and pumpkin pudding before finishing off with creamy whipped topping. It’s a little bit of fall in every single bite, and is one of those desserts everyone will love.

Mums! They’re a fall staple for any household looking to create a seasonal arrangement. They come in a variety of shapes, sizes and colors, making them a versatile addition to your table decor. Here’s a trick for creating cohesive arrangements that stick to a monochromatic color scheme.

These spooky eyeball martinis are the perfect cocktail for your Halloween celebrations. Lychees stuffed with blueberries make up the “eyeballs,” while vodka, triple sec, lychee syrup and lemon juice make up the base of the drink. Each martini is topped off with a little bubbly, and they’re ready for the party!

These spooky parfaits are the easiest thing to put together. Simply pick up your favorite fruit from the store (Halloween colors preferred!), chop it up, put it in fancy glasses and top with homemade whipped cream. For these parfaits, I used red plums, black grapes and blackberries. You can also use blood oranges, cherries, strawberries, blueberries or black plums.

One of my favorite ways to stay hydrated is flavored sparkling water. This is also the perfect alternative to cocktails at a holiday bash, and something the whole family can enjoy. Since Halloween is on the way, here is way to turn it into a drink worthy of your celebrations. You can set up an entire bar of flavors for your guests to choose from!

Get into the season with this simple and festive dinner. Homemade pizza dough, ready in a flash, topped with simple ingredients and transformed into a friendly (or spooky, if you wish) jack-o-lantern face.

With a few extra steps and ingredients, you can turn all of your favorite cocktail recipes into “spooky” versions for your upcoming Halloween parties. Margaritas are our go-to drinks for get-togethers. And since I didn’t want to stray too far from our favorite recipe, I just changed up the color to make it festive and just the right amount of creepy for the holiday.

The weather has turned mild, the leaves have started to change color, and Halloween is in the air! Whether you’re throwing a Halloween class party or having some friends over for games before trick or treating, these Halloween-inspired games are sure to be a hit. Not only are they fun for kids of all ages, but they’re easy to set up and play, using supplies that you probably have around the house already.

Use some of that Halloween candy to make a cookie pizza for the whole family. The base is a delicious chocolate chip cookie recipe that’s frosted and then decorated with candy. You can make it your own by using whatever you have on hand, or just picking up some of your favorites at the store.

Arrangements or pots of mums are almost expected in autumn, since they're available in such abundance. Give your potted flowers a ghoulish look for Halloween by painting a plant pot to look like your favorite classic movie monster. As an added spooky surprise, the monster face glows in the dark.

Pumpkin puree and Parmesan create a thick sauce that, when paired with the quinoa, is hearty and soul satisfying. The maple glazed Brussels sprouts add a nice bite to the dish and make it fantastic for the fall holidays.

Use your crock pot to make crispy-tender potatoes flavored with ranch. These potatoes are great with just about anything: roast chicken, pork chops, steak, fish…you name it! And just think of all the ways you could change up the flavor to enjoy them over and over again.

This easy version of a classic Vietnamese sandwich uses a slow cooker to gently tenderize rich pork shoulder, seasoned with all the classic flavors that go along with a banh mi – soy sauce, fish sauce, rice vinegar, ginger and garlic. Delicious!

The only thing better than a comforting pasta dish, is one that comes together easily, quickly, and requires few kitchen tools for preparation. This delicious one-pot sausage and butternut squash pasta requires a single dish – a pot.

Three different types of cheeses combine with delicate crab and fresh bread to make this recipe unforgettable. A perfect appetizer for any party or get-together, this Cheesy Crab Dip is a crowd pleaser.

When fall rolls around, there‘s something extra special about apple juice mixed with holiday spices. To make it even more special, you can add some homemade pumpkin ice cream. The creamy, no-churn ice cream melts into the hot liquid and creates a delicious medley of fall flavors.

These days you can find pumpkin spice lattes, donuts, cake and even milkshakes. If you’re looking for one more dessert to satisfy your pumpkin spice craving then you’ll want to try this pumpkin fudge. It’s fairly easy to make if you put in just a little work.

How can you celebrate the changing of the seasons in a unique way? Focus on nontraditional colors! Long-lasting, cold-hearty mums come in hot pink, burgundy, purple and red. Pumpkins come in classy whites and dusty blues and greens as well.

Once summer mornings get chilly, it may be time to start thinking about fall weather. Here are a few things to do outside, inside and in the garage to make sure you’re not caught off guard and left in the cold—literally.

Most people think of spring cleaning, but fall cleaning can be just as important. Here are five things you should do each fall to get you and your house ready for winter. Plus it can make spring cleaning a little easier!

Fall comes and you’re back at it – school, a schedule and busy nights! Dinner needs to fit in somewhere, and we’ve got a great selection of recipes for your whole family to try together. Whether you’re looking for new inspiration, time-saving meals or just a way to mix things up, check out these sure ways to win on weeknights.

Chili…rarely do you find such a comforting, filling meal that’s not only really good for you (depending, of course, on how you make it and the toppings you choose), but so versatile in terms of how different it can taste based on the recipe you choose. This one is delicious!

A pizza dinner is a great way to get kids involved, especially during National Family Meal Month. From shredding the cheese to dressing the simple salad, your kids can take control of putting this meal together. It’s cheesy and flavorful, and the peppery Arugula salad becomes the perfect topping and side dish in one!

Looking for an Asian inspired dinner that’s not only easy but healthy too? This simple beef noodle bowl provides a well-balanced meal quickly…the perfect dish to prepare for National Family Meal Month.

This breakfast pizza combines two favorite breakfast foods – scrambled eggs and bacon – with pizza crust and cheese. The result is absolutely delicious and the perfect way to get everyone around the table for National Family Meal Month.

In celebration of National Family Meal Month, this classic vegetarian Indian dish can be made easily in 30 minutes or less. Plus, when you have help from family members in the kitchen, the cooking process is a breeze.

A sweet marshmallow crème buttercream is stuffed between two soft and thick chocolate cake mix cookies studded with peanut butter chips in these Chocolate Peanut Butter Chip S’mores Cookiewiches - a delicious way to enjoy s’mores with your family any time of the year!

Sandwiches for dinner can be a fun twist for mealtime during National Family Meal Month. Change things up a bit with these kid-friendly classic club wraps. They’re easy to make, fun to eat, and can be made with an endless variety of ingredients.

While my siblings and I all have very different personalities and hobbies, we always agreed on what we loved to eat for dinner: pasta. When celebrating National Family Meal Month, a DIY pasta bar is the perfect way to get the whole family together for an easy evening of delicious eats and great company.

While the best part about celebrating National Family Meal Month is enjoying a feast of a dinner, there’s always the post-meal tidying that’s bound to take place. Rather than leaving all of the dishes to one person, the mantra, “many hands make light work,” rings true when it comes to the post-feast cleanup.

Whip up a flavorful and cheesy pasta dish that every member of the family can agree on and love, with this impressive and easy-to-make Family Pasta Bake Three Ways. Layers of rigatoni smothered in marinara sauce are sandwiched between chicken Alfredo and a creamy basil cheese layer in this family-pleasing pasta bake.

Go meatless tonight with a dinner full of fresh, bright flavors! Your family will savor every moment together over delicious bruschetta and a satisfying pasta meal made with crisp red peppers, herbs, and creamy alfredo.

With fall quickly approaching, everyone is looking for great recipes that can be used both as a quick weeknight meal and as something they can bring as a football party appetizer. Meatballs are perfect because they work for both.

Busy weeknights call for quick and easy dinners. This one-pot beef stroganoff is a quick and easy version of the classic, so you can have it on your busiest night. Plus it’s more budget friendly than the original because you use ground beef to make it come together.

There are easy ways to spruce up your decor besides complicated flower arrangements, even fun projects you can let the kids take over. And this placemat project is a great way to get your whole family in the kitchen working together on something, fitting for National Family Meal Month.

Whether you’re preparing for a get-together with friends or simply setting the table for a weeknight family dinner during National Family Meal Month, a colorful centerpiece – especially a repurposed vase made by the kids – will set an inviting atmosphere.

These spinach and artichoke lasagna rolls combine two popular comfort foods – spinach and artichoke dip and lasagna – in one quick and easy dish. It’s a simple dinner you can make in under an hour that is sure to be a new family favorite!

My mom taught me how to set the table when I was young, and now as an adult, I still like to make sure the silverware is on the right side of the plate! Family mealtime is so important, and I believe the more nights per week when we can sit down and eat a meal together, the better.

There are two things people love when it comes to sweet treats: fun-shaped food and ice cream. I decided to combine the two for a super easy Halloween Treat DIY. (I don’t even know if I should call it a recipe – it was that simple.)

Without thinking too hard, fill in this blank: “Halloween ____________.” Did you think of candy? If so, you’re not alone! A major part of any Halloween celebration is collecting and enjoying super sweet treats, especially when little ones are involved.

Made with just seven delicious ingredients, this flourless skillet peanut butter cookie with Peanut M&M’s from Julia Mueller, blogger for TheRoastedRoot.net is a chocolate-and-peanut-butter lover’s fantasy!

Instead of mindlessly munching on leftover trick-or-treating candy, use those bite-sized chocolaty pieces of goodness to upgrade your brownies with this recipe from Elisabeth McNight of BellaTheBlog.com.

This sweet-and-salty concoction from blogger Danielle Cheever of EnvisionPretty.com is perfect to enjoy while watching your favorite scary Halloween-themed movie at home – and a creative way to find a new use for trick-or-treating leftovers.

Take Halloween bliss to a new level with this delicious recipe from food blogger Roberta Blevins of MommyLikeWhoa.com. It features cookie dough bites packed with your favorite trick-or-treating mix-ins,

If you're in the market for an easy DIY Halloween party for the kids, this simple Monster Party is a surefire winner. It's a total cinch to set up and a huge hit. You'd be surprised what a few stray googly eyes can do to transform your everyday household items and snacks!

This scrumptious cookie recipe from food blogger Greggy Soriano is loaded with two types of Halloween M&M’s: milk chocolate and peanut. The combination of smooth, chewy and crunchy textures makes for a marvelous mashup. Serve them at your trick-or-treating party to delight your little monsters!

This cupcake recipe by Nicole Leggio of CookingForKeeps.com combines fun, kid-friendly touches like a creepy chocolate spiderweb and a Snickers topping. Of course, the moist pumpkin cake and luscious chocolate buttercream frosting are a treat for everyone. We can’t think of anything more perfect for your Halloween soiree!

If you're anything like me, you dread the idea of accumulating holiday decorations that will sit in boxes in the garage and gather dust until you are ready to bring them in (special bug visitors? No thank you). I love decorations that are cheap, easy and can be thrown away each year. This DIY idea is so cheap and easy it will blow your mind.

This creamy trick-or-treat pumpkin pie dip from foodie blogger TheFrugalFoodieMama.com combines trick-or-treating candy with another fall favorite: pumpkin pie. Fat-free cream cheese and reduced fat whipped topping make this party-perfect dip a bit healthier than other renditions of this recipe. You can rely on the Snickers, Twix and M&M’s to provide plenty of sweetness and decadence.

With the arrival of fall each year, my family and I always look forward to our annual tradition of going apple picking at a local farm about a two hour drive from us. We always make a full day of this annual autumn pilgrimage.

There’s something about fall that makes me crave a warm adult beverage by a fire. This caramel coffee toddy is really easy to make in bulk for guests – just put a pot of coffee on, add a few ingredients and you’ve got a delicious coffee drink for multiple people that won’t take too much time or energy.

Add spooky flair to your next Halloween cocktail party with DIY Halloween cocktail rims. With a few simple kitchen staples, you can transform your ordinary glasses into frightful drinkware that your guests will go crazy for.

I used to think you were either a savory or sweet breakfast person. This theory proved to be mostly accurate until I was on the latter edge of 25, at the precise time I met my husband, who happens to have a giant sweet tooth.

Fall means it's pumpkin season! This time of year it's great to stock up on canned pumpkin. You can use it in many different recipes – from savory to sweet. I try to make it a personal mission to figure out how many different baked goods I can add pumpkin to. In my mind, that is the very best kind of kitchen challenge.

These mini-treats are the perfect pastry for your fall dinner party, a comforting and unique twist on your classic pumpkin pie. What's great about this recipe is that it's “no-bake,” so it makes life that much easier! Private Selection™ even has prebaked pastry tartlet shells that come right out of the box!

There are two things in life most of us enjoy: coffee and alcohol. Put them together and you get a magical concoction. Add salted caramel and O-M-G! This cocktail recipe is the perfect grown-up replacement for dessert.

Pancakes. Everyone’s favorite breakfast food, right? Not mine. Pancakes tend to be my husband’s (and the rest of the country's) most requested breakfast item on lazy Saturday mornings, and while I share his love for inhaling fluffy pockets of dough with copious amounts of butter and sweet syrup, I actually happen to love pancakes just as much in savory form – for breakfast, lunch or dinner.

Tomatoes, goat cheese, sourdough and balsamic vinegar make a flavorful and savory combination that's always a hit! Whip up this recipe for an easy, delicious snack that you can munch on as you greet trick-or-treaters. You and any guests will be coming back for seconds!

My friends and I have a tradition of getting together on Halloween to enjoy appetizers, watch horror movies and pass out Halloween candy to trick-or-treaters. Some of us even dress up in costumes and we all enjoy a low-key evening with homemade cocktails. We enjoy making a theme for our evening by choosing a spooky Halloween-inspired food or drink to prepare and share.

Whoever said Halloween was a children’s holiday isn’t doing it right. Whether you’re planning a grown-up Halloween party or just want the perfect autumn dessert cocktail, this pumpkin shake recipe is just what you need.

Perfect for those busy weekday mornings, this easy recipe, created by Blair Longeran of The Seasoned Mom, tricks kids into thinking that they are enjoying a sweet and creamy milkshake—don’t tell them they are actually consuming generous servings of fruit, protein, calcium and other nutrients!

The best thing about this clever Parfait Bar, created by mom of 3 Lynne Feifer of the foodie blog 365 Days of Baking & More, is that you're not the one making breakfast—your children are! Just gather granola, dairy-free yogurt, fruit and other fixin's, and watch the magic happen!

These super-easy mac and cheese muffins by foodie blogger Rachel Cooks are baked with superfood spinach—but kids aren't complaining! Especially when you pack them with some yummy tomato bisque soup and a little square of chocolate.

If your kids turn up their noses at lunch meat and you’ve made enough peanut butter and jelly sandwiches in your kids’ lifetimes to feed a large village, blogger Michaela Kenkel of An Affair From the Heart would like to invite you to think outside the sandwich bag.

Ask a child what the most perfect food on earth is, and chances are, the answer will be (boxed) macaroni and cheese. Without any meat or vegetables, though, parents might see this kid-friendly staple as slightly less than nutritional perfection.

Pudding sounds like a dessert—and it is, especially when chocolate and graham crackers are involved. But chia pudding is packed with omega-rich nutrients with real staying power—enough so that blogger Carrie Robinson of the Frugal Foodie Mama offers this treat to her son before cross-country meets.

It's been a long, glorious summer of buttery corn on the cob, ice cream and funnel cake—but now that the school year is approaching, it's time to get smart about wellness. Here are 4 health traps to avoid—and easy ways to make this return to routine an opportunity for healthier habits for the whole family.

When you're the parent of a student athlete, back-to-school time also means back-to-endless-loads-of-laundry time, back-to-rushed-dinnertime—not to mention back-to-where-is-the-ace-bandage time. But no need to sweat it—here are 5 easy ways to "win" at keeping your family healthy, happy and safe this season.

One of the most delicious flavors on Earth – salted caramel – meets the delicious crunch of Stacy's® Pita Chips. Try these decadent chips with an indulgent velvety cheesecake dip that is sure to please even the most selective guest.

Wheat has long been a symbol of a successful harvest, associated with all that is truly nourishing and life-affirming. Decorate your Fall or Thanksgiving table with this simple, nature-inspired centerpiece.